Baseball Recap: Highland Prep Comes Up Short

Highland Prep had lost 14 straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 1-11 to make it 15. They came up short against the Kingman Bulldogs, falling 14-1. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Honey Badgers couldn't push the score so high this time.

As for Kingman, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 18-4. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won ten games by seven runs or more so far this season.

For Kingman's part, Canton Collins was a standout: he got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and three runs. Those three stolen bases gave Collins a new career-high. Cires Esquivel also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Highland Prep wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 19-0 defeat against Chino Valley on the 24th. As for Kingman, they have also already played their next matchup, a 1-0 win against ALA - West Foothills on the 25th.